12 Apr 2019, Industry 4.0, Artificial Intelligence
As this year's AIST Digital Transformation Forum has shown, American steel producers are now striving to keep pace with other industries. An industry as complex as the metals industry can be digitally transformed with Industry 4.0 technologies, but which of these technologies are the real game changer and which are just a hype in the pool of inflated buzzwords?
27 Feb 2019, Production, Industry 4.0
The use of standard products often requires a restructuring and change of the processes in a company. In an interview, Andreas Groos, Vallourec Business Program Manager for the revamping of the information systems in the European mills, explains why the company prefers product-based solutions to project-based solutions and how Vallourec rolls out the template at its worldwide locations.
21 Feb 2019, Energy, Artificial Intelligence, Transport, Sustainability
While vehicles running solely on electricity were considered exotic transportation in the past, there is now a clear trend towards e-mobility. In course of this trend, the coupling of the charging station infrastructure and the electric grid is becoming increasingly important.
21 Nov 2018, Production, Industry 4.0
Just as the city on the Bosporus unites the two continents of Europe and Asia, it also brought two worlds together in this year’s PSImetals UserGroup, which seemingly could not be more different: art and production. Under the motto “The Art of Production,” numerous lectures and a factory tour at ASAŞ Alüminyum offered an impressive program. Ahead of the event, the third PSImetals digitalization brunch on cloud computing also took place.
07 Nov 2018, Transport
Rail transport companies today face enormous challenges: growing passenger volumes, increasing demands for safety while maintaining on-time performance, and a need for modern technical systems and real-time information – and all of this in the face of a growing shortage of skilled workers. These issues can be overcome first and foremost by further automating operational processes.
